Over the last month or so — we could go back even further than that, really — the MVP caliber Giancarlo Stanton has shown up. He’s hitting .313/.365/.580 (150 wRC+) since July 1st and he’s swatted five home runs in his last seven games. Go back to May 1st, and Stanton is hitting .296/.358/.562 (144 wRC+) with 25 home runs in 89 games. He’s been awesome since a yucky start to the year.
The Yankees have needed Stanton to be that impact MVP caliber bat the last few weeks because Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez have been out injured, robbing the team of right-handed power, their calling card.